Question

*In the following sentences change the verbs to the past tense.*

*1. He writes to his mother every week. / He ................... to his mother every week.*

wrote

was writing

had written

*2. He walks fast. / He ..................... fast.*

walked

walking

was walking

*3. The castle stands on the hill. / The castle .................. on the hill.*

had stood

stood

was standing

*4. He gets up at six o’clock. / He .................. up at six o'clock.*

was getting

would get

got

*5. He spends his time in idle pursuits. / He .................. his time in idle pursuits.*

spending

spent

had spent

*6. Mark studies very well. / Mark ................. very well.*

was studying

had studied

would study

studied

*7. He earns 200 dollars a week. / He ................. 200 dollars a week.*

was earning

earned

had earned

*8. What strikes me is the generosity of the offer. / What .................... me was the generosity of the offer.*

struck

had struck

striked

*9. He sows the seeds of dissension. / He ..................... the seeds of dissension.*

sowed

sown

had sown

*10. She leaves her things on the table. / She ....................... her things on the table.*

leaved

left

had left

*11. They all tell the same story. / They all ..................... the same story.*

telled

told

telling

*12. People mistake him for an American. / People ................ him for an American.*

mistaked

mistaken

mistook

*13. He throws cold water on my plans. / He ...................... cold water on my plans.*

throwed

threw

thrown

*14. Trees shed their leaves in the autumn. / Trees ....................... their leaves in the autumn.*

shed

sheded

shedding​

Answer 1

Answer:

1)Wrote

2)Walked

3)stood

4)got

5)spent

6)studied

7)earned

8)struck

9)sowed

10)left

11)told

12)mistook

13)threw

14)shed

Hope it helps :)

Answer 2

Answer:

1.wrote  2.walked  3.stood  4.got  5.spent 6.studied  7.earned 8.struck  9.sowed  10.left  11.told 12.mistook  13.threw  14.shed

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